ESUPRONE

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C13H14O5S
Molecular Weight	282.312
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

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SMILES

CCS(=O)(=O)OC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(C)=C(C)C(=O)O2

InChI

InChIKey=CHDGAVDQRSPBTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C13H14O5S/c1-4-19(15,16)18-10-5-6-11-8(2)9(3)13(14)17-12(11)7-10/h5-7H,4H2,1-3H3

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Molecular Formula	C13H14O5S
Molecular Weight	282.312
Charge	0
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Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://adisinsight.springer.com/drugs/800005281 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9174681 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10027835

Esuprone (LU 43839) is a monoamine oxidase type A inhibitor. Esuprone proved to be an effective anticonvulsant in the kindling model. Esuprone was undergoing phase II clinical trials with Knoll (BASF Pharma) in Germany as an antidepressant.

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PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Synthesis and study of a series of 3-arylcoumarins as potent and selective monoamine oxidase B inhibitors.	2011-10-27	21923181
Inhibition of monoamine oxidase type A, but not type B, is an effective means of inducing anticonvulsant activity in the kindling model of epilepsy.	1999-03	10027835
MAO-A inhibition in brain after dosing with esuprone, moclobemide and placebo in healthy volunteers: in vivo studies with positron emission tomography.	1997	9174681

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Wed Apr 02 09:43:24 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Wed Apr 02 09:43:24 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	K7EB9E48ZE
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Name

Type

Language

ESUPRONE

Official Name

English

esuprone [INN]

Preferred Name

English

7-HYDROXY-3,4-DIMETHYLCOUMARIN ETHANESULFONATE

Systematic Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

NCI_THESAURUS

C667